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compatibility, and (3) undertake other changes to reflect current practice/law and increase the usability of the document A key objective is to make the regulations in the Zoning Code easier for members of the community to interpret and use Exhibit A is the proposed amendment to the Zoning Code Staff has conducted an extensive outreach effort related to the code amendment, and has presented the code update and solicited feedback from the Economic Vitality Committee, the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Vitality Committee (a subcommittee of the Pleasanton Downtown Association), the Pleasanton Downtown Association, and Planning Commission (during a Work Session on August 31, 2016) Staff also held a Stakeholder Meeting with interested parties on November 9, 2016, and has met one-on-one with interested members of the public on an as-requested basis In total, staff has held six stakeholder meetings on the code amendment The proposed amendment to the code has generally received a favorable review by these entities, and thus staff is bringing the code amendments forward to the Planning Commission for a recommendation to City Council PLANNING COMMVSSION WORK SESSION AND OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS The tables in Exhibit B to this staff report summarize the comments received to-date, either from the Planning Commission during its August 31st Work Session (excerpt minutes are attached as Exhibit C), or from one of the other meetings staff has hosted regarding the Zoning Code Update The tables are organized into two categories Table 1 identifies the comments that have been implemented (including a description of how the comments have been implemented), and Table 2 identifies the comments that are suggested for future updates or that have not been implemented Generally, staff incorporated comments that were consistent with the overall objectives of this initial phase of the Zoning Code Update and those that resulted in clarifications to existing or new definitions or sections of the code Comments that were not implemented or deferred generally were those that are already addressed by State law, those that pertain to existing performance standards in the code, or those that are outside the scope of this phase of the Zoning Code update and would be best addressed in a future phase of an update Future phases of the Zoning Code Update could include updates to the Noise Ordinance (Chapter 9 04), evaluating whether uses should be added as permitted or conditionally permitted uses in zoning districts, or evaluating existing development standards BACKGROUND/HISTORY ! The City Council has identified as a priority an update of the Zoning Code for purposes of establishing a Minor Conditional Use Permit process and simplifying the development review process Staff has been working on this update over the last several months, as part of a broader effort to make the City's development regulations more transparent and easier to navigate This effort has been paired with the recent development and launch of the City's new PleasantonPermits portal, which assists applicants in navigating the Zoning Code and permit process The Zoning Code divides the City into various zoning or use districts, each of which has its own list of permitted and conditionally permitted land uses and development regulations (e g , limitations on building height, building setbacks, and overall square footage), along with a purpose (e g , to provide appropriately located areas for commercial facilities) The Zoning P16-1418, Zoning Code Update Planning Commission Page 2of11